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Set in the Little Havana section of Miami, this is the colorful tale of a bossy little rooster on his way to his uncle's wedding. The rhyming, lively text is accompanied by a glossary as well as author and illustrator notes on the background and culture of the story. Full color.

The period from 1884 to 1926 was the heyday of the trolley lines, the height of steam travel, and the peak of interest in the A[a¬Aback to natureA[a¬A movement. It was a time for spiritual renewal, when society was encouraged to enjoy family activities in the fresh air. Resorts served as an escape from summerA[a¬a[s oppressive heat and offered a world of fun, fantasy, and fishingA[a¬aa world far removed from the toils of the shop, the chores o...

Through realistic, full-color illustrations and simple, accessible text, youngsters learn about the unique lives of deer, moose and caribou.

Lawrence Police Department: Heroes Wear Blue pictorially chronicles the history of the department from its inception through its first century to the present day. A compelling visual tour, not only for police and local historians, this collection offers a glimpse of society and how it has changed. Featuring the first known police officer in Lawrence, Massachusetts, as well as the Lawrence police officers who served in the Civil War in uniform...

Ancient Roman society, with a striking resemblance to 20th-century America, springs to life in this sprawling adventure saga, which puts readers into the center of the action.

Part personal history, part primer on the precepts of Buddhism, part guide to spiritual practice--this volume is a blend of American sensibility and Eastern practice written by a Western Buddhist monk.

In the best Pushcart tradition, this fascinating volume combines the work of today's luminaries with a host of new talents, creating a wholly original anthology of diverse voices.

Join the thousands who have experienced dramatic weight loss, lowered cholesterol, and improvement or reversal of the damages of heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, and other major diseases by following this medically proven program.Protein Power will teach you how to use food as a tool for• Dramatic and permanent weight loss• Resetting your metabolism and boosting your energy levels• Lowering your "bad" cholesterol levels while elevating the...

Mordecai Richler's dazzling tale of a clever young rogue who makes good -- or at least makes money.

Napier Shelton takes us on a journey as he spends a year at his family's cottage on the lake. Having visited Lake Huron for over thirty years, Shelton weaves family memories into his evocative and informed account of the seasons on this great lake.

In this ribald comic novel, Ezekiel "Ziggy" Cantor, a young orthodox rabbi, becomes the quarterback of the New York Giants (through a very peculiar sequence of events). A satire of the All-American sports fantasy, this over-the-top, outrageous farce and theological primer features an unforgettable hero.

Giving Ground is prompted by two phenomena whose paradoxical convergence is currently altering our experience and conception of urban relations and city planning. On the one hand, forces of globalisation push towards conditions of homogenisation and deterritorialisation, while, on the other, a surging politics of identity barricades various groups behind particular claims and ignites violent persecutions. The covert relation between these phen...

True adventure story of brother and sister cats and their move from Maxico to San Diego.

Selected and arranged by Boston Symphony trombonist Douglas Yeo, this sparkling new collection spans over 150 years of great showpieces from the Baroque to the post-Romantic era.

The New York Times Book Review calls multiple-award winner Peter Dickinson "a stylist of subtle brilliance". Always surprising and incisive, the author of The Yellow Room Conspiracy and dozens of other unique novels returns with his first new book in five years, and proves again that in his masterful hands, powerful drama and devastating secrets can be found at the heart of even the smallest mysteries.For nearly her whole life, through most of...

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Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z in this chapter book that's perfect for Halloween! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries® have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid favorite is back with a bright new look! H is for Haunted . . . There's a ghost in Green Lawn! Strange sounds and ...

Shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, (The Writers Union of Canada).A collection from a writer of growing prominence in the richly literary writing community of the Maritimes.Her prose can evoke sunrise, seascape or flaring violence with equal immediacy.The Globe and MailTouches the nerve that runs through the core of everybodys supposedly ordinary existence.Atlantic Books Today

A group of distinguished photographers, critics, and cultural historians examine the many roles of photography in contemporary Western culture, covering questions about representation, sexual politics, public policy, and cultural activism. 40 photos.

The publication of Darwin's The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning point in scientific thought.The volume had taken Darwin more than twenty years to publish, in part because he envisioned the storm of controversy it was certain to unleash. Indeed, selling out its first edition on its first day, The Origin of Species revolutionized science, philosophy, and theology.Darwin's reasoned, documented arguments carefully advance his t...